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Verlag: Frederick Warne and Co, London, 1870
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Leather. Zustand: Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). Published as part of the Chandos Library, this is a verbatim reprint of the original edition of the 'Percy Anecdotes' in a half-calf binding. With chapters on Science, George the Third, The Fine Arts, and many, many more. Features a frontispiece. With a preface by John Timbs. In a half-calf binding with marbled boards. Externally generally smart. Boards are lightly rubbed in places. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean throughout, save for some light spotting to the first and last few pages as usual. Ink inscription to title page dated 1868. Very Good. book.
Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2016
ISBN 10: 133407528XISBN 13: 9781334075285
Anbieter: Buchpark, Trebbin, Deutschland
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Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut - Gepflegter, sauberer Zustand.
Verlag: for T Boys, D Cartwright, printer nd c 1825, 1825
Anbieter: Eastleach Books, Newbury, BER, Vereinigtes Königreich
Zustand: Very Good. reprint. Half calf over marbled boards, VG+. 178+[ii]+178+[ii]pp attractive small binding, contrasting red & black lettering pieces, binding a little rubbed, contents in fine condition. small vignette at the end of the text, bound without titles, but including the dedication to each part. Two volumes bound together from the popular Percy Anecdotes series, which was intended 'to combine instruction with amusement; with scrupulous regard to truth, to probability, and to morals'. They were published in 40 parts between 1820 & 1823. 350 grams.
Anbieter: Antiquariat Martin Barbian & Grund GbR, Saarbruecken, Deutschland
Buch
London, Frederick Warne & Co., um 1870, 8°, VI, 494 + 495 + 495 +495 S., jeweils mit Stahlstich-Frontispiz (diese rückseitig mit kleinem, privatem Besitzstempel), grüne, gold- und blindgeprägte Original-Leinwandeinbände (diese berieben und bestoßen, Frontispizes und Titelblätter stockfleckig).
Verlag: Printed for T. Boys, London, 1822
Anbieter: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, Vereinigtes Königreich
Verbandsmitglied: PBFA
Leather. Zustand: Very Good Indeed. Not Stated (illustrator). Pocket sized copy of the Percy Anecdotes by Thomas Byerley in smart calf binding. Supposedly written by brothers Sholto and Reuben Percy, pseudonyms for respectively Joseph Clinton Robertson and Thomas Byerley.With frontispiece and engraved title page. Containing anecdotes of eloquence, concerned with Greek statesmen and orator Demosthenes, Cicero, Doctor Shaw, 'the orator of the human race,' and much more. Rebound in full calf with decorative gilt tooling to spine, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally very smart with minor shelf wear, light rubbing to joints. Previous owner's neat gift inscription to front free endpaper, dated 1823. Internally, firmly bound. Pages generally bright and clean. Very Good Indeed. book.
Anbieter: Antiquaria Bok & Bildantikvariat AB, Göteborg, Schweden
Three volumes. London: Published for T. Boy, 1823. Illustrated with numerous woodcuts in the text. Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, iv,360 pp. + 2 engraved plates + engraved folding map; Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 360; Engraved frontispiece, engraved title, 360, (8) pp. Uncut in original boards with paper title-labels, small loss of paper on label Vol I. Spines worn with some loss of paper. Vol I with cracking to joint at front, still firm and holding. Vol I and III with some light brownspotting to frontispiece and title, more so to folding map and plates in Vol I. Vol II with small spots on page 230-233. Overall clean interior. Vol I and II with inscriptions on ffep. 15,5 x 9,5 cm.[#\124151].
Verlag: T. Boys, London, 1820
Anbieter: Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints, ABAA, Garrison, NY, USA
Handsomely bound in maroon morocco with ornate gilt-stamped spines. 40 vols bound in 20 volumes. Two engraved frontispieces in each volume by W. Fry. The frontispieces of notable people are associated with the topic of the book - Humanity is illustrated by William Wilberforce, the early abolitionist; Mrs Fry (Beneficence); Mrs. Siddons (Drama); Joseph Banks (Science); Mungo Park (Enterprise); Napoleon Bonaparte (Exile) and so on. Only electronic resources & single volumes recorded on Trove. With interesting content including George Bruce, a British sailor who served Lt. "Robins, Flinders and others surveying the coasts of Port Jackson" (Sydney) saved Tippahee the king of New Zealand, is welcomed into his family and marries Princess Aetockoe and their later traveling with Dalrymple to the Bay of Islands, thence by foul winds to India, Malacca, Penang, Bengal, New South Wales and returned to New Zealand; account of Mr. Jansen who penetrated the Dismal Swamp in North Carolina; General Israel Putnam in 1756, escaping attacking "Indians" who jumped in a boat and went down rapids of the Hudson River, although where on the Hudson River we do not know. 12mo, approx. 175pp per topic, totaling 350pp per volume. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Some early light foxing in some volumes, some volumes with a small chip, "Humanity" with a chipped spine tip. Spines uniformly sunned to dark brown. Reuben Percy was a pen name for Thomas Byerley, brother of Sir John Byerley, the first editor of the Mirror. Sholto Percy was the pen name for Joseph Clinton Robertson, editor of the Mechanics' Magazine. The name "Percy" was taken from the Percy Coffee House, in Rathbone Place, where the idea of the book was first suggested by Byerley and Robertson. Printed by D. Cartwright, Printer, 91, Bartholomew Close. A charming set.